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tuscaneer
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Gompo
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I quite like these too, although they had a free download of their demo a year or so back but you had to join their forums.. but for some reason they'd never accept my registration. Rather disappointing.
While not totally similar and a little bit more popular I recommend you try Xerath out.
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tuscaneer
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musically that stuff sounds amazing i just get a bit put off by that over the top voal style.it`s why i`m not 100% with chimaera.musically superb but spoiled a bit by the vocals.little bit left of centre but this band called animals as leaders has got some genius guitar player.like a fusion of jazz and metal.very weird but engrossing stuff. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ho4-tExpTE&fea...
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hornet
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Sounds like a bleaty emo Fear Factory-lite to my ears, but whatever floats your boat I guess.
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tuscaneer
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which band are you talking about? i had fear factory`s early stuff.got more turned off as they got more techno but can`t really see the similarities here
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hornet
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tuscaneer said: which band are you talking about? i had fear factory`s early stuff.got more turned off as they got more techno but can`t really see the similarities here Not saying they sounds like Fear Factory directly, they just have a vaguely industrial, overly clinical guitar sound but seem to have watered it down in case "the kids" find it too harsh, hence the -lite suffix. Just sounds overly processed and sterile to my ears. Ditto the vocals. They've got that horrid breathless bleaty quality that so many alleged metal bands have these days, and I really, really dislike it. Maybe I'm just old and grumpy, but it just sounds bland and inoffensive to me. Not especially heavy, not especially atmospheric and doesn't really stand out from numerous bands all doing the same thing.
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tuscaneer
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i suppose it depends on what you want to hear.i really hate messy /muddy sounding weight to a guitar sound but prefer the deftones style "cleanliness" to the weight of sound .i like really well produced music with panoramic soundscapes which is why i can`t even bear compressed dowload files and still do the old fuddy duddy thing of buying real cd`s.
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hornet
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tuscaneer said: i suppose it depends on what you want to hear.i really hate messy /muddy sounding weight to a guitar sound but prefer the deftones style "cleanliness" to the weight of sound .i like really well produced music with panoramic soundscapes which is why i can`t even bear compressed dowload files and still do the old fuddy duddy thing of buying real cd`s. I guess it's a "your mileage may vary" thing. I HATE that clean, clinical sound. Needs to be an edge to it for me old Entombed  , or failing that, be dirty and fuzzy. I don't like that polished sound  As an aside, if it's heavy + soundscapes you like, and you don't mind a slower tempo, ever heard of Ufomammut?.
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dilbert
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Didn't do anything for me I'm afraid.
It just didn't rock me.
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Gompo
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I definitely see where Hornet is coming from - production-wise it's probably easier to have a clean/clicky sound these days than the warm fuzz of an old 4 track or whatever. I like all sorts of Metal and production for the most part. Clean production does only suit certain types of music though and in general I prefer something raw with some atmosphere - There is still a time and place for music like TesseracT though, and when in the mood do really enjoy it.
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gbbird
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Hmmmm. Was reading this thread at work today, but frustratingly could not access YouTube, so was looking forward to having a listen tonight as i always like to hear new Metal bands.
Dissappointingly, i am not overly impressed. Yes, its good, solid, well produced metal (i do happen to like my metal well produced), but it is all so samey. I was listening to Killswitch Engage the other night, and tbh this sounds too similiar. 10 out of 10 for execution, but much lower for originality. I would not buy their album, as i have 10 others that sound exactly like it.
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Gompo
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Lets have some better examples of 'new' (1 album released maximum?) UK Metal on this thread then? Not necessarily 100% original but atleast of note..
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hornet
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Gompo
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Cant get your first video to work, Hornet.
Ramesses I dont see anything particularly special with and are easily big/well known enough already.
Not heard of Fury UK before, sounds reasonable although nothing new.
I'm not trying to be one of those 'different = good' people, as it rarely does, and most of my favourite newer artists for the most part copying other more established acts. However, I was asking the question of new/different bands as opposed to those just playing the same old as they're rather rare.
Ted Maul are probably my favourite, although not a lot of their stuff is 100% original it's atleast not been done by many bands.
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hornet
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Gompo said: Cant get your first video to work, Hornet.
Ramesses I dont see anything particularly special with and are easily big/well known enough already.
Not heard of Fury UK before, sounds reasonable although nothing new.
I'm not trying to be one of those 'different = good' people, as it rarely does, and most of my favourite newer artists for the most part copying other more established acts. However, I was asking the question of new/different bands as opposed to those just playing the same old as they're rather rare.
Ted Maul are probably my favourite, although not a lot of their stuff is 100% original it's atleast not been done by many bands. I'll admit to being somewhat out of the loop on very new stuff, partly because it does nothing for me, and I guess partly because my tastes have changed. Just found it odd that anyone could get overly excited by the sort of stuff Tesseract are playing, as an hour or two of Scuzz would throw up numerous other bands who all sound exactly like that. Sounds far too calculated to my ears, almost as if it's derived from an equation. I also really dislike that vocal style. First video was Blutvial. Probably not a decent comparison, as it's not exactly mainstream metal, but I just find it far more interesting, as it has proper feeling and atmosphere to it, even if that feeling and atmosphere is mostly old Darkthrone.
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Gompo
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hornet said: I just find it far more interesting, as it has proper feeling and atmosphere to it, even if that feeling and atmosphere is mostly old Darkthrone. ..Of course, I've discussed the merits of Darkthrone with you before - at the moment I am listening to something that reeks of De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas myself (Frost 'UK') and most of what I like could have come from Scandinavia 15+ years ago.. I've seen the name Blutival about but not tried before.. but yes, it sounds good. Thanks.
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hornet
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Gompo said: hornet said: I just find it far more interesting, as it has proper feeling and atmosphere to it, even if that feeling and atmosphere is mostly old Darkthrone. ..Of course, I've discussed the merits of Darkthrone with you before - at the moment I am listening to something that reeks of De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas myself (Frost 'UK') and most of what I like could have come from Scandinavia 15+ years ago.. On that basis, heard "The Horror" by Tribulation? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSwYMgAfuzEGranted, they're doing nothing new as such, but in an age when all death metal bands seem to be following the Belphegor/Nile/Cryptopsy blueprint of continual double bass and weird pig squealing vocals, it's rather refreshing. Made me dig out all my old Entombed and Grave stuff, which is no bad thing. Getting back into (for want of a better phrase) old school Black Metal a lot recently as well, so anything sounding like old Mayhem would be interesting. None of it is "new", but stuff like Craft, Sargeist, Behexen and Horna are floating my Black Metal boat currently. New Burzum sounds interesting, but I just can't bring myself to buy it for various reasons.
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Gompo
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hornet said: Yes I know Tribulation although not listened to the whole album, I like them but to be honest I do well enough with the original Stockholm/Sunlight bands. BM-wise I'll always have those classics that I dont want to overplay so try to find new artists doing similar. I try not to get caught in any 'hype' but that does mean I miss out on a few bands for a while, Inquisition being the most recent. Out of the bands you mentioned Craft are my favourite, I'm a big Burzum fan but not dared listen to the new one - but there's enough similar bands out there now. I still like experimentation though.
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tuscaneer
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gbbird said: Hmmmm. Was reading this thread at work today, but frustratingly could not access YouTube, so was looking forward to having a listen tonight as i always like to hear new Metal bands.
Dissappointingly, i am not overly impressed. Yes, its good, solid, well produced metal (i do happen to like my metal well produced), but it is all so samey. I was listening to Killswitch Engage the other night, and tbh this sounds too similiar. 10 out of 10 for execution, but much lower for originality. I would not buy their album, as i have 10 others that sound exactly like it.
g mmmm....strange one that,i`m a massive kilswitch fan.clinical huge production sound,rhythmically as tight as a duck`s arse etc. but i don`t see them sounding like tesseract at all.
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tuscaneer
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hornet said: tuscaneer said: i suppose it depends on what you want to hear.i really hate messy /muddy sounding weight to a guitar sound but prefer the deftones style "cleanliness" to the weight of sound .i like really well produced music with panoramic soundscapes which is why i can`t even bear compressed dowload files and still do the old fuddy duddy thing of buying real cd`s. I guess it's a "your mileage may vary" thing. I HATE that clean, clinical sound. Needs to be an edge to it for me old Entombed , or failing that, be dirty and fuzzy. I don't like that polished sound As an aside, if it's heavy + soundscapes you like, and you don't mind a slower tempo, ever heard of Ufomammut?. yeah, i remember entombed from years ago.bit too lo-fi for me and i can`t get to grips with that over the top vocal barking.can`t really get onto that ufomammut for the same reasons.that production really does remind me of the sound quality my band used to get in the early 90`s on a VERY low budget!!!cheers for the heads up though
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